On 26 Sep 2005 11:13:57 -0700, "Alex Terrell"
wrote:

It would be nice to put a space station into a Highly elliptical Earth
orbit. Then a CEV could launch form Earth and dock with the station at
perigee. Its apogee would pass near the moon. A lunar tug (fueled on
the surface of the moon) would rendezvous, bringing a returning CEV and
leaving with the CEV.

Very probably a dumb question, but could you dock with such a station
without being in the same highly elliptical orbit? Is that why you
suggest doing it at perigee?